A very common technique when color- grading is to use to a power window or a…vignette to guide the viewer's eye.…Premiere lacks a plug-in for this, but you can easily create a power window…right inside the application.…Let's see how it works.…In this case here, I've got an okay- exposed shot, and it's just a field, but the…viewer doesn't know where I want them to look.…By adding a vignette, we can direct the viewer by darkening the outside edges and…point them towards the center of the frame, or a subject.…

Let's see how this works.…To do this, I need to create a title, so I'll choose Title > New Title > Default…Still, and this will bring up the New Title window and automatically match the…size of the sequence.…In this case, I'm working with half HD. I'll name this Vignette, and it opens.…Next, I'm going to click to add a rectangle and just draw to add that in,…filling the whole frame.…

I'll change this to a radial gradient and set it to go from black to white.…We can adjust the midpoints there to create a transition. That's looking pretty good.…

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2/24/2012

This course provides an explanation for the popular phrase "fix it in post" and explores various methods for fixing exposure problems in video footage. Author Rich Harrington demonstrates a wide range of editing tools in Adobe Premiere Pro, such as effects and blending modes—and for more complicated footage problems, reveals specialized tools in After Effects to remove noise and grain, extract and tone the background, and fix under- or overexposed footage.